Leading with Artivism Q&A with Carmen Lizardo
October 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
“Leading with Artivism” is a live quarterly interview series, created and curated by Poet Gold in collaboration with Arts Mid-Hudson, featuring a diverse mix of Artivists (Artist Activists) who have taken up the charge through their art to highlight social issues. We invite you to ask questions and get an inside look at the hearts and minds of these courageous creatives.
Carmen Lizardo’s artwork is shaped by her immigrant experience, which centers on displacement, the search for identity, and cultural heritage. She situates her personal experiences within a broader global context, drawing connections between her own narrative and overlooked histories. Lizardo’s work underscores the significance of finding one’s place within the American cultural landscape, particularly for those from marginalized or immigrant backgrounds. Central to her artistic practice are issues surrounding immigration, race, and womanhood, which she explores in relation to identity formation, metamorphosis, and cultural hybridization.
Lizardo holds a BFA and an MFA from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, New York) and has received fellowships and awards from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Academy of Arts and Letters, Enfoco, Arts Mid-Hhudson, Women’s Studio Workshop, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation, among others. She has exhibited nationally at the Museum of the African Diaspora, Georgia, Atlanta, Samuel Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, NARS Foundation, BRIC, and ArtsBridge. Her work has been published in academic books such as” Gum Printing: Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice” and “The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes” and has been featured in Hyperallergic “Contemporary Art Underground.”